Africa
Niger lawmakers want gay relationships criminalised
The vast majority of Niger’s population is Muslim, but it has a secular government and there is currently no specific law on same-sex relationships.
BBC
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Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
DL News
Europe
International Criminal Court prosecutor opposes EU plan for special Ukraine tribunal
Karim Khan pushed back against the plan European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced last week to establish a special court to prosecute Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
AP News
US
Man jailed 21 years for shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker
James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest – similar to a guilty plea – to attempted murder.
BBC
Others
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
Under the new laws - which will also apply to foreigners visiting Bali and other Indonesian holiday destinations - unmarried couples can be jailed for up to a year for having sex.
BBC
Europe
UK: Lawyer jailed for 12 years after private prosecution for fraud
Stephen Jones, 63, senior partner at London firm Jirehouse Partners, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to two counts of fraud by abuse of his position of trust as a solicitor
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Norway Court dismisses appeal against Ghana in Oslo Chancery building case
In a unanimous decision of the three-panel member court, dated November 22, 2022, held Ghana was fully acquitted of all liability and that a purchase agreement could not be said to have been reached between Ghana and the appellant.
DL News
Courts
National Security Operative remanded over robbery
Kelvin Prince Boakye, aka Don King, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery, and possession of an unregistered Burni pistol
GNA
Europe
UK: 'Exhausted' solicitor, 79, agrees strike-off for overcharging by £474,108
According to a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal endorsement of an agreed outcome, George Nosworthy admitted to overcharging clients in four estate management matters over several years.
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Labourer in court for allegedly defiling 11-year-old 21 times
Philip Jumpa, who is being held for defiling an 11-year-old pupil, has denied the charge of defilement.
GNA
Courts
Duplicate docket on murdered ‘vacationing Canadian’ forwarded to AG for advice
The deceased, Frank Osei was murdered in July after visiting his girlfriend, Safina Mohammed Adizatu, a student at the University of Ghana Legon.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria: Peter Obi sued for using toddler in Labour Party rally
The activist said it was illegal, misleading, unlawful, exploitative, and abusive for the presidential candidate to post the picture and video of the toddler on Twitter.
Peoples Gazette
Crime
Ex-Goldman banker, Asante Berko arrested over alleged bribery scheme
Mr. Berko is accused of conspiring with at least two Ghanaian officials and four others in a bribery scheme that benefited Goldman, himself and a Turkish energy company.
Bloomberg
General
India Court sentences father, daughter & son to jail for obtaining abortion order by filing false rape case
The Court, in its order, noted that the fact was that the Prosecutrix got conceived from her cousin's brother, however, this fact was conveniently suppressed by the father and daughter.
Livelaw
Europe
Glencore ordered to pay millions over Africa oil bribes
The company paid $26m (£23m) through agents and employees to officials of crude oil firms in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast between 2011 and 2016.
BBC
Europe
UK: Woman claiming to be Christ warned to stop using court time
The court heard that Michelle Andrea Derrig, known as Michelle Andrea Hargreaves after marriage, changed her name last November to Jesus Christ.
The Law Society Gazette
US
Ex-boxer Goran Gogic charged over $1bn cocaine seizure
Goran Gogic is accused of overseeing the logistics for the transport of 22 tonnes of Colombian cocaine to Europe through American ports in 2019.
Sky News
General
Police react to Shatta Wale’s tweet on Fennec’s death, says he is cooperating
The statement dated November 2, notes that “The police have made contact with Shatta Wale who is cooperating with us on the matter.”
DL News
Courts
Footballer granted GHC100,000 bail over alleged defilement
The court presided over by Mrs Christina Cann admitted Malm to bail in the sum of GHC100,000 with three sureties, two to be justified with land title deeds.
GNA
Crime
Bono Region: 14 illegal miners arrested in joint security operation
At the time of their arrest, some of the suspects were actively engaged in illegal mining along the Supre and Apampramu river of the district.
DL News